By D.S. Braun
Reducing your risk for cardiac disease and lowering 'bad' cholesterol levels are increasingly tied together nowadays as people become more conscious of the association between blood cholesterol levels and the danger for heart attack, heart disease, stroke, and additional cardiac disease.
The "bad cholesterol", or LDL cholesterol, is considered a risk factor when higher levels are present in your bloodstream. High levels of LDL have been linked with an increased danger for heart disease. When nutrition, physical exercise and living healthy isn't adequate to bring down the LDL counts or bring up the HDL numbers, it might be time to kick yourself into gear and make some solid medical decisions. A lot of of us tend to shy away from prescription medication due to side effects which can come with them. Other people choose to not endure the price of prescription drugs. Your doctor or health care professional can direct you on the next step in your effort to control cholesterol levels and live a longer, more healthy life.
In order to bring down the bad cholesterol (LDL) and bring up the good cholesterol (HDL) it is crucial to realise what decides these levels in the bloodstream. The liver produces, as well as releases into the bloodstream, LDL cholesterol. The blood then removes LDL from the bloodstream. When you've a lack of LDL receptors, you'll experience higher levels of LDL.
Heredity and nutrition can play a significant part concerning a person's LDL level, HDL level and overall cholesterol level. Persons who have familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) will have a reduced number of, or even non-existent, LDL receptors along the surface of their liver cells. These people can also have a propensity to develop atherosclerosis in addition to suffering heart attacks during early adulthood.
One way these individuals bring up the LDL levels in their blood is through diet. Diets which are high in saturated fat and cholesterol raise LDL levels in the bloodstream. You take in saturated fats from meat as well as from many dairy products. Many vegetable oils, which are derived from cocoa, palm, or coconut, also contain high amounts of saturated fats.
Currently, lowering LDL cholesterol is a main goal of the medical community in the battle of cardiac disease and stroke prevention. This is a big reason why many doctors and nutritionists center on maintaining a healthy diet low in saturated fats. The medical community has conveyed the opinion that there are a lot of benefits to reducing LDL cholesterol including:
Arresting or cutting back the forming of new cholesterol plaques in the artery walls which lead to the heart and brain.
Cutting down plaque which has already settled on the walls of the arteries.
Being able to broaden arteries which have already constricted in order to increase the blood flow.
Help prevent the formation of blood clots by preventing the rupture of cholesterol plaque.
Diminish the chance for heart attack and stroke, as well as benefit the cerebral and carotid arteries which lead to the brain, by slowing down the development of atherosclerosis in those arteries.
Dee Braun, a single mom of 6 kids, is a Certified Aromatherapist, Certified Dr. of Reflexology and a natural health practitioner. Click now to visit Health or High Water at http://www.healthorhighwater.com/ - where you will find tons of helpful information on ways to improve your health using natural & effective nutritional supplements to help battle the ravages of time, poor nutrition, toxins and stress as well as address many common health ailments and conditions.
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